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Thursday, February 4, 2016

Roots Tech 2016 and the Challenge issued

Today was the opening day of Roots Tech 2016 and I watched the opening keynote session. The common theme for all the speakers was story telling. The speakers were all inspiring and made me realize just how important the stories are to those living now. All of the finalists in the Innovator's Summit are about capturing the stories verbally, through the written word, or in photos.

This month I have also entered the Family History Writers Challenge sponsored by Lynn Palermo. I will write the story of my Great-great-grandparents Georg Burbach and Catherine Caspary. Their story begins 1851 as a married couple with a young son. It will include their journey from Villmar, Hessen-Nassau, Germany to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. I want to show their triumhs and sorrows.

As part of the Family History Writers Challenge, I will be attempting to include dialog and descriptive scenes in the story. Part of the challenge is that I will need to make some assumptions about George and Catherine along with interweaving the facts of their lives. This challenge lasts for a month so I hope to become comfortable with this type of writing. If I succeed, I will develop other stories of my ancestors.